I thought they were more than minor changes. I guess I just found it weird that a couple of times throughout the contest I thought UX's vote count would guarantee it past 5th place. Practically everyone on the site is pretty disappointed right now, and I wouldn't be surprised if some of the younger members tried something, so I'll apologize in advance.
I just found it weird that the user voted rounds were altered or changed after I figured a few of the forums would be removed that round.
For example, in round four we finished 2nd in user polling, but at the very end Tilum announced that it would just influence it, and the top five, not three would be advancing.